Posts Tagged: Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Remembrance Days Really Do Matter
This week, we witnessed another impressive Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, where the country came to a halt to remember the atrocities of the Holocaust....
‘Memory Is Not a Thing of the Past’: Israeli, German Leaders Mark Yom HaShoah, Recite Names of Holocaust Victims
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Germany's Bundestag President Bärbel Bas on Thursday recited names of Holocaust victims and lit memorial candles as part of...
‘The Only House of Remembrance of the Holocaust by Bullets’: Synagogue Unveiled at Memorial to Babi Yar Massacre in Kiev
A new synagogue in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev honoring the tens of thousands of victims of the Babi Yar massacre was unveiled Thursday as...
Yad Vashem Online Exhibit Emphasizes the Power of Family
JNS.org - The world will mark Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Memorial Day—on April 7-8 with particular attention on the 80th anniversary of a campaign against the Jews...
March of the Living Founder: ‘The Only Thing Worse Than Auschwitz is the World Forgetting Auschwitz’
JNS.org - On Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Hashoah) on May 2, under the theme “Say No to Antisemitism,” more than 10,000 Jewish and non-Jewish youth from 40 different countries,...
Holocaust Victims Remembered at Annual ‘Every Person Has a Name’ Knesset Ceremony
Israel’s Knesset marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday by reading out the names of victims of the Nazis. The annual ceremony, called l’kol ish yesh shem...
Corbyn-Hosted Holocaust Event in 2010 Was ‘Brimming With Raging Hatred,’ Attendee Says
A Holocaust survivor who participated in a Holocaust Memorial Day event in 2010 attended by current Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn said that the meeting...
Former Officials Say ‘It’s Become Impossible to Operate as Jewish Labour Councillor’ in UK
New shocking incidents of antisemitism in the UK's Labour party have been brought to light by Jewish former councillors in north London, a report in...
Holocaust Education: The Last Chance for Humanity
JNS.org - With International Holocaust Remembrance Day having just passed, I can’t help but consider the mounting challenges to Holocaust education. As the number of victims of...
UK Labour Party Supporter Says Holocaust Memorial Day Not Just About Jewish Genocide
JNS.org - The British Labour Party is under pressure to suspend Jackie Walker, a well-known supporter, for suggesting that Holocaust Memorial Day is not inclusive enough,...
Victim of Mengele Experiments to IDF Deputy Chief: Israel Nothing Like 1930s Germany; Jewish Doctors Treat Everybody Humanely, Even Arab Terrorists
A 94-year-old Israeli Holocaust survivor sent a harsh letter to the IDF deputy chief of staff contesting the controversial speech he delivered on Wednesday evening...
Obama, Kerry Issue Yom HaShoah Remarks to Commemorate Holocaust
JNS.org - US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry issued statements for Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, Yom HaShoah, which began on the eve...
Queen Elizabeth to Recognize Holocaust Survivors in Traditional Year-End Honors
The Queen of England will recognize the contributions of 10 Holocaust survivors in her annual "New Year's Honors List" the UK's Jewish News reported on Wednesday. Zigi Shipper,...
Never Again Should Include Endangered Yazidis
In April, the renewal and rejuvenation of Spring join with faith and remembrance. Faith and hope are embodied in the celebrations of Passover and Easter;...
